Constellation
Mensa
Mensa (Men) is one of the 88 constellations recognised by the International Astronomical Union. Its brightest star is α Men (magnitude 5.08).
| Latin name | Mensa |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | Men |
| Brightest star | α Men |
| Stars in this encyclopedia | 49 |
| Stars with exoplanets | 18 |
| Deep-sky objects | 4 |
| Galaxies | 5 |
In the sky
Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 13° N. South of latitude 13° S it never sets.
Its brightest stars
- α Men 5.08 · 33.3 light-years
- γ Men 5.18 · 106.6 light-years
- β Men 5.30 · 681.2 light-years
- θ Men 5.45 · 385.4 light-years
- κ Men 5.46 · 296.0 light-years
- η Men 5.47 · 657.8 light-years
- μ Men 5.53 · 468.0 light-years
- ε Men 5.54 · 453.8 light-years
- ζ Men 5.61 · 393.8 light-years
- HD 39091 5.65 · 59.6 light-years
- δ Men 5.67 · 440.0 light-years
- HIP 16290 5.68 · 332.6 light-years
- ν Men 5.78 · 176.5 light-years
- HIP 26169 5.79 · 1,081 light-years
- ξ Men 5.84 · 336.0 light-years
- ι Men 6.04 · 879.7 light-years
- HIP 21611 6.05 · 540.2 light-years
- HIP 25776 6.18 · 403.1 light-years
- HIP 23737 6.26 · 421.3 light-years
- HIP 22717 6.28 · 105.8 light-years
- HIP 16827 6.29 · 751.5 light-years
- HIP 23251 6.29 · 944.5 light-years
- HIP 24507 6.49 · 374.7 light-years
- λ Men 6.54 · 466.7 light-years
- Bubup 6.69 · 124.1 light-years
Its stars with exoplanets
- HD 39091 3 planet(s)
- Bubup 1 planet(s)
- TOI-4307 1 planet(s)
- HD 62364 2 planet(s)
- HD 39194 3 planet(s)
- TOI-128 1 planet(s)
- DMPP-3 A 1 planet(s)
- TOI-3353 1 planet(s)
- TOI-4507 1 planet(s)
- TOI-159 1 planet(s)
- TOI-908 1 planet(s)
- TOI-163 1 planet(s)
- TIC 270471727 1 planet(s)
- TOI-4561 1 planet(s)
- TIC 260969020 1 planet(s)
- TOI-904 2 planet(s)
- TOI-157 1 planet(s)
- TOI-4405 1 planet(s)
Deep-sky objects
- PSR B0403-76 (J0401-7608) Pulsar
- PSR B0538-75 (J0536-7543) Pulsar
- PSR B0456-69 (J0455-6951) Pulsar
- NGC 1520 Star cluster